The Lakers ended Week 16 with an overtime win over the Boston Celtics (23-34), building a three-game winning streak through Week 17 before falling to the Oklahoma City Thunder (33-27) on Sunday.
After the win over the Celtics, Nick Young and Jordan Hill...

The Lakers' big men were called out by their coach.
He called them out for not being physical enough against the far more physical Oklahoma City Thunder big men.
The biggest issue Lakers Coach Byron Scott had with his big men during their 108-101 loss...

Before winning some recent games, the Lakers had several rough patches.
They had a nine-game losing streak, one shy of the franchise record, and a seven-game losing streak before a winning streak that ended at three games Sunday against Oklahoma City....

In the midst of the Lakers’ three-game winning streak, they have shown signs of playing better defense, holding two of their three opponents to under 100 points.
In their victory over Milwaukee on Friday night, the Lakers limited the Bucks to just...

So the Lakers' fans want their team to tank, huh?
Forget about it, these Lakers and their coach keep saying.
The Lakers say they are going to play hard and play to win, both of which they did again Friday night, pulling out a 101-93 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks at Staples Center.
And because the Lakers gave an all-out effort with six players scoring in double figures, they tied a season high with a three-game winning streak, their first since Dec. 9, 12 and 14 against Sacramento, San Antonio and...

As soon as Lakers Coach Byron Scott took his seat on the team's bus Wednesday night as it pulled out of the EnergySolutions Arena parking lot in Salt Lake City, he checked his Instagram account and saw some comments from fans that really annoyed him.
Scott read that Lakers fans wanted the team to tank.
"We're not trying to tank games," Scott said after practice Thursday. "That's absurd."
The fans' reason was simple:
If the Lakers keep losing and end the season with one of the NBA's worst records,...

Rookie guard Jordan Clarkson helped the Lakers win their second consecutive game on Wednesday night in Utah against the Jazz by scoring a career-high 22 points on 10-for-16 shooting.
Clarkson took over the starting duties at point guard on Jan. 23 against the San Antonio Spurs. In 13 games as a starter, Clarkson has scored in double figures in nine, averaging 13.6 points a game.
"I'm getting into my pull-up [jumper], being able to work off screens, finding guys," said Clarkson about his recent...

Here are five takeaways from the Lakers' 100-97 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night.
1.) There was a nice little showdown between rookie point guards Jordan Clarkson of the Lakers and Dante Exum of the Utah Jazz.
Clarkson, who was drafted in the second round with the 46th overall pick, played as if he wanted to show something to Exum, who was drafted in the first round with the fifth overall pick.
When Clarkson dunked over Exum in the second quarter, Clarkson stood and flexed his muscles....

Nick Young understood why so many people were annoyed with the behavior of the Lakers.
It's just that Young preferred to take the middle ground regarding Sunday night's celebration after the victory over Boston that so disgusted Lakers Coach Byron Scott and Kobe Bryant.
Young didn't play during the Lakers' stirring 100-97 over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night at EnergySolutions Arena because of a swollen left knee.
And the Lakers didn't celebrate despite winning back-to-back games for the first time...

Guard Ronnie Price, whom Lakers Coach Byron Scott has considered one of his toughest players and best defenders, is done for the rest of the season after having successful surgery to remove bone spurs and bone chips from his right elbow Wednesday.
The Lakers said Price, 31, is expected to be out approximately six to eight weeks, but Scott said that actually means Price will "be out for the year" considering the Lakers have only 26 regular-season games left.
Price, who'll be an unrestricted free...